Word List 49

Question 1

Aristocracy

Answer 1

Hereditary nobility; Privileged class

Question 2

Bountiful

Answer 2

Abundant; Graciously generous

Question 3

Chronic

Answer 3

Long established as a disease

Question 4

Surveillance

Answer 4

Watching; Guarding

Question 5

Reconcile

Answer 5

Correct inconsistencies; Become friendly after a quarrel

Question 6

Rendition

Answer 6

Translation; Artistic interpretation of a song

Question 7

Assuage

Answer 7

Ease or lessen (pain); Satisfy (hunger); Soothe (anger)

Question 8

Peremptory

Answer 8

Demanding and leaving no choice

Question 9

Marital

Answer 9

Pertaining to marriage

Question 10

Exult

Answer 10

Rejoice

Question 11

Summation

Answer 11

Act of finding the total; Summary

Question 12

Phylum

Answer 12

Major class of plants; Primary branch of animal kingdom; Division

Question 13

Indignity

Answer 13

Offensive or insulting treatment

Question 14

Loom

Answer 14

Appear to take shape (usually in an enlarged or distorted form)

Question 15

Supplicate

Answer 15

Petition humbly; Pray to grant a favor

Question 16

Asinine

Answer 16

Stupid

Question 17

Rapport

Answer 17

Emotional closeness; Harmony

Question 18

Mosaic

Answer 18

Picture made of colorful small inlaid tiles

Question 19

Felon

Answer 19

Person convicted of a grave crime

Question 20

Garner

Answer 20

Gather; Store up

Question 21

Orator

Answer 21

Public speaker

Question 22

Balk

Answer 22

Foil or thwart; Stop short; Refuse to go on

Question 23

Copious

Answer 23

Plentiful

Question 24

Determination

Answer 24

Resolve; Measurement or calculation; Decision

Question 25

Explicate

Answer 25

Explain; Interpret; Clarify

Question 26

Repository

Answer 26

Storehouse

Question 27

Demise

Answer 27

Death

Question 28

Discursive

Answer 28

Digressing; Rambling

Question 29

Motley

Answer 29

Multi-colored; Mixed

Question 30

Spurious

Answer 30

False; Counterfeit; Forged; Illogical

Question 31

Fugitive

Answer 31

Fleeting or transitory; Roving

Question 32

Artifact

Answer 32

Object made by human beings, either handmade or mass-produced

Question 33

Mercurial

Answer 33

Capricious; Changing; Fickle

Question 34

Amorphous

Answer 34

Formless; Lacking shape or definition

Question 35

Gape

Answer 35

Open widely; Stare open-mouthed

Question 36

Obstinate

Answer 36

Stubborn; Hard to control or treat

Question 37

Authoritative

Answer 37

Having the weight of authority; Peremptory and dictatorial

Question 38

Alcove

Answer 38

Nook; Small, recessed section of a room

Question 39

Spatial

Answer 39

Relating to space

Question 40

Civil

Answer 40

Having to do with citizens or the state; Courteous and polite

Question 41

Jollity

Answer 41

Gaiety; Cheerfulness

Question 42

Impoverished

Answer 42

Poor

Question 43

Gait

Answer 43

Manner of walking or running; Speed

Question 44

Intimacy

Answer 44

Closeness, often affectionate; Privacy; Familiarity

Question 45

Subsidiary

Answer 45

Subordinate; Secondary